Classical Music for Aficionados
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I can not tell a lie, well not often. My old brain remembered I have a Op57 I haven’t heard in at least 10years . A wonderful Germanic ( he’s Austrian) jewel . My opinion of this guy is he doesn’t play LvB , he is him. https://youtu.be/-_DIl_vmj0M?t=14 |
Schubert, I own Schnabel’s The Complete Sonatas. If I’m not mistaken, his is the first ever release of the entire cycle. I like the recordings very much. Obviously, a brilliant musician. Actually, I find quiet a few similarities between his and Perahia’s Appassionata. Schnabel’s sense of the architecture of a work is pretty amazing. He did not exaggerate the dynamic contrasts and the climaxes occur in their proper musically logical place. IMO, many players treat the work as a Romantic work when it is squarely in the Classical tradition; hence the frequent, what I refer to as, “excess” of dynamic contrast. This, in spite of the liberties that he took by deviating from classic sonata form. Thanks for the reminder; it had been a while. |
Exactly what I thought .Years ago. I liked those " dynamic ’ moves etc,now I think they just get in the way. I had The Complete Sonatas but tend to gave a record away to young people just starting to try Classical . The 2 boxes nobody gets are the Beecham a Last 6 Mozart Symphonies/Royal Phil /odysey/and all Schubert Piano Sonatas /Willhelm Kempff./DG We both know that and most don’t that a German is best with Germanic , etc, etc. To my hears the most important case is Czech .Any Czech PO / Supraphone I see, I buy, knowing all is well, if you’ve not been to Prague go,.If ever possible again that is . |
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op. 71 The Griller String Quartet Vanguard Classics Quartet In B-flat Minor, Op. 71, No. 1: III. Menuetto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJ3ud6BMHQ Quartet In B-flat Minor, Op. 71, No. 1: IV. Vivace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqbAayZpzs Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2: III. Menuetto (Allegro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BURIF3F4vck Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2: IV. Allegretto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEG5fnudsRo Cheers |
